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Iraq War Coverage

March 19, 2008, marks the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War. Here is a selection of coverage from the Briain Lehrer Show and WNYC.

American Mercenaries in Iraq

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 05, 2008

Find out who’s working for the for-profit companies with contracts in Iraq , and who benefits when military work is being outsourced. Steven Fainaru is author of Big Boy Rules: America’s Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq.

30 Issues: Iraq

The Brian Lehrer Show

October 01, 2008

Andrés Martinez, director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program at the New America Foundation and writes the blog Stumped at the Washington Post, and Max Boot, the Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for National Security Studies at The Council on Foreign Relations and the author of War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today (Gotham, 2006), discuss the Iraq War and how the two candidates’ views differ from each other and from those of the current administration.

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Eric Hilleman, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Office for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, talks about the candidates' records on veterans issues and what's most important going forward.

Gen. Petraeus’s Search For a Way Out of Iraq

The Leonard Lopate Show

September 12, 2008

Gen. David Petraeus says there's a long struggle ahead for the U.S. in Iraq. Journalist Linda Robinson tells us about Gen. Petraeus’s attempts to get the war under better control, and create a workable plan for the future. Her new book is Tell Me How This Ends.

Cold War Lessons

The Leonard Lopate Show

September 10, 2008

What can lessons learned from the Cold War teach us about how to deal with the threat of terrorism today? Strategic analyst Jonathan Stevenson explains how predictive thinking can help America deal with its current challenges. His new book is Thinking Beyond the Unthinkable.

The Challenges of a US Army Recruiter

The Leonard Lopate Show

July 28, 2008

A new HBO documentary, "The Recruiters," looks into what recruiters have to do to convince young people to join the Army these days. Edet Belzberg is the director; US Army Sgt. Clay Usie is one of the most successful Army recruiters in America. It premieres Monday, July 28 at 9pm.

America’s Future in the Middle East

The Leonard Lopate Show

July 16, 2008

Middle East policy analyst Kenneth Pollack says that failed US policy in the region is the greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity. His new book is A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East.

A Fake Town in a Real War

The Leonard Lopate Show

July 10, 2008

In California’s Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army has built a billion-dollar virtual Iraq for the purpose of simulating warfare – complete with Iraqi exiles living in a mock Iraqi village. Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss talk about their new documentary about a fake town’s role in a real war, "Full Battle Rattle." It's now playing at Film Forum (209 West Houston Street) until July 23.

Final Salute

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 26, 2008

For his new book Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives, Jim Sheeler spent two years shadowing Maj. Steve Beck, a marine in charge of casualty notification, as he delivered the news of battlefield death to families.

Bad Days in Basra

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 21, 2008

While serving as Britain's senior representative in southern Iraq from 2003 to 2004, Sir Hilary Synnott tried to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended into chaos. In his new book, Bad Days in Basra: My Turbulent Time as Britain's Man in Southern Iraq, he reveals details about Paul Bremer, life in the Green Zone, mismanagement from London, and lots more.

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Abu Ghraib: Standard Operating Procedure

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 19, 2008

Many American soldiers sent to Iraq as liberators soon were assigned to guard prisoners in Saddam Hussein’s old dungeons. Philip Gourevitch and filmmaker Errol Morris have collaborated on Standard Operating Procedure, a new book about the infamous Abu Ghraib photos of prisoner abuse, and how regular American soldiers became torturers.

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